About Rainham Marshes
This wheelchair-accessible marshland reserve offers families excellent birdwatching opportunities along the Thames, with an onsite restaurant, full facilities including baby changing, and convenient parking available.
What's nearby
- Purfleet-On-Thames Hub And Community Centre 200m away
- Purfleet Heritage Centre Park 350m away
Distances as the crow flies, via Google
Good to know
Parking
- ✓Free car park
- ✓Paid car park
- ✓Free street
- ✓Paid street
Accessibility
- ✓Accessible parking
- ✓Accessible entrance
- ✓Accessible toilet
- ✓Accessible seating
Payment
- ✓Credit cards
- ✓Debit cards
- ✓Contactless
Details via Google — worth confirming with the attraction before you travel, especially for access needs.
Photos
Photos via Google
Opening hours
- Monday
- 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
- Tuesday
- 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
- Wednesday
- 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
- Thursday
- 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
- Friday
- 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
- Saturday
- 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
- Sunday
- 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Current hours may differ from the usual schedule above (e.g. holidays) — check Google Maps for today's hours.
What visitors say
Really lovely area.. Good walks and quiet.. You do get sense of connection to nature... Staff very friendly.. Toilets only at centre.. Few bird hides... I came very early had walk along River. Sadly day was rather very windy so I have not seen what I wanted but still I had lovely day. I will go back in Autumn..
· via Google
A wonderful reserve! It is free to enter. Volunteers are friendly and helpful. The bathrooms are clean and convenient. The cafe has been closed since February, but there's a lovely tea and coffee bar for a small donation. The reserve has clear signs and lots of cool birds. A real oasis near London.
· via Google
Easily found on Google Maps. Plenty of parking fairly cheap too. A haven for bird watchers. I went for a walk and was a bit disappointed at the amount of litter and dumping.
· via Google
A pleasant 2.4 mile walk around the reserve. The path has been tarmacked so no mud. Saw a variety of water birds but nothing rare. There is a visitor centre but the cafe in it has been closed which was disappointing. Plenty of parking.
· via Google
Visitors say this nature reserve offers abundant birdwatching opportunities from numerous hides and features well-maintained walking routes. They also highlight the free entry, affordable parking, and clean, convenient restrooms. Others mention the friendly and helpful staff, who provide excellent guidance and information.
Summary via Google
At a glance
- Address
- New Tank Hill Road, Purfleet, RM19 1SZ Get directions
- Category
- National Parks & Reserves
- Guest rating
- 4.6 / 5 (2,058 reviews)
- Suitable for
- All Ages
- Setting
- Indoor & outdoor
- Dogs allowed
- No
- Good for children
- Yes
- Destination
- Purfleet